Washington, January 06: Qatar’s prime minister praised US President Barack Obama on Tuesday for giving “special care” to Middle East peace, describing the process as key to defeating extremists.
Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr al-Thani’s comments came as he met with Democratic US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who thanked Qatar for its counter-terrorism help “especially in light of the Christmas Day incident.”
“I am happy to see president Obama and administration is giving special care for the peace process, which it is very important because of the relation between this and defeating a lot of the terrorism which happens in our region and… out of our region,” said Sheikh Hamad.
Pelosi praised the “important relationship” between the two countries “when it comes to our most important issue: the security of our people.”
“Working together to fight terrorism and to make the globe a safer place is a common agenda that we have,” she underlined.
Sheikh Hamad said Qatar “will always be happy to work with our allies, especially the United States, for a more stable region,” adding Qatar hoped to “share our view and see how we can find solutions, especially in the peace process.”
—Agencies